VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-0021
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 5.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.83% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2Patch
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460
- http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2Patch
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.